Iraq to help bridge Iran-P5+1 divides

“Iraq will not participate in the negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 – permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany – but on the sidelines of the meeting will help bring the views of the two sides closer,” Dabbagh said on Tuesday.

The Iraqi government spokesman rejected the reports about Baghdad’s efforts to hold a joint session between Iran and the US, however, saying Baghdad welcomes any convergence among Iran, the US and the EU.

“Iran and Iraq are two independent countries and Baghdad is determined to assume a great role in resolving the existing disputes, because this is to the benefit of all the parties,” he added.

Iran and the P5+1 agreed to hold the next round of the talks in Baghdad on May 23, 2012.

The two sides had previously held two rounds of negotiations, one in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 2010, and another in Istanbul, Turkey, in January 2011.

The US, Israel and some of their allies accuse Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program.

Iran has repeatedly dismissed the Western allegations over its nuclear activities, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and an IAEA member, it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

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